Watermelon Slim
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Bill Homans, professionally known as "Watermelon Slim", is an American blues musician. He plays both guitar and harmonica.
Homans has been performing since the 1970s and has been linked to several notable blues musicians, including John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Champion Jack Dupree, Bonnie Raitt, "Country" Joe McDonald, and Henry Vestine of Canned Heat.
His music is rooted in the Mississippi Delta style, playing his dobro guitar lap-style with a slide. While typically an acoustic performer, he has been known to occasionally play electric. Recently, he has toured with a supporting band dubbed "the Workers". In 2005, Homans was nominated for the prestigious W. C. Handy Award for "Best New Artist Debut". He and his band have also been nominated for six more Handy Awards for 2006, in a variety of categories, and for a Maple Leaf Award from the Toronto Blues Society for the 2006 album Watermelon Slim and the Workers.
In addition to his career in music, Homans is also a disciplined academic, having earned degrees in journalism and history from the University of Oregon, and in history from Oklahoma State University. He has also served as a member of Mensa International.
He is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Big Shoes to Fill (2003)
- Up Close & Personal (2004)
- Watermelon Slim & the Workers (2006)
- The Wheel Man (2007)
[edit] DVDs
- Ripe For the Picking (live) (2006)
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